European Union: Commission announced Proposal for Digital Omnibus Regulation (EU 2025/0360) including data protection authority governance

On 19 November 2025, the EU Commission announced its Proposal for a Digital Omnibus Regulation (EU 2025/0360) on the simplification of the digital legislative framework. The Digital Omnibus would amend a number of existing regulations, including the GDPR, the Data Act, the EU AI Act, and the NIS 2 Directive, while repealing the Regulations on non-personal data, the P2B Regulation, the Data Governance Act, and the Open Data Directive. The Digital Omnibus would amend the Data Act by including provisions for the establishment of the European Data Innovation Board, intended as an advisor to the Commission in ensuring the enforcement of the Act and a form for discussion regarding the development of a European data economy and data policies. Currently, the legislative basis for the European Data Innovation Board is contained in the Data Governance Act.